Chapter 41
"Now Matt, I want you to know that I think you're one of the best wrestlers I've got on my roster, but I can't let you wrestle."
"Are you firing me?" Matt said incredulously.
"No! Of course not...Ah here he is. Come in." Vince said standing up from his seat as a knock came on the door and Jeff walked in.
"You wanted to see..." Jeff began then noticed Matt sitting on the other seat. He sighed resignedly then sat down on the other seat.
"Now that I have both of you here I can say everything I want to say. Matt I'm taking you off the roster."
"What? Why?" Matt said, he looked at his brother accusingly, but Jeff kept his face determinedly away.
"Because of this afternoon. I can't let you work with my guys when you're violent like that. You could end up hurting yourself and not to mention others. Now I've heard from the boys in the back that there's some kind of conflict going on with both of you. I want to know what it is? And I don't want any bullshit about there's nothing wrong because I know there is."
The two brothers sat silently and resolutely.
"Jeff?"
"You want to know what the problem is? My brother is a prick." Jeff snapped.
"Oh fuck you Jeff. I'm the prick? You knew how I felt about her." Matt said furiously.
"That's bullshit."
"Will someone explain to me what you two are talking about?"
"Corinne." They said simultaneously.
"Corinne? Who?"
"Well why don't you ask Jeff that. He's the expert on the little..."
"Matt you say anything bad about her and I swear to God..."
"Relax both of you! Good God! Will you tell me who the hell she is?"
"She's Jeff's girlfriend." Matt said through gritted teeth.
"What the hell does Beth have to do with all of this?" Vince said confusedly.
Matt stood up abruptly knocking over the chair he had been sitting on.
"You asshole. You didn't break up with Beth yet? Does Corinne know about this?" Matt said, fist clenched in anger.
"What? Beth has nothing to do with this. And for your information Matt Corinne has already met Beth."
"What?! I can't believe she's letting you use her like that."
"What? Use her? What are you talking about?" Jeff said perplexed.
"You're with Corinne and Beth?"
"No! I love Beth. Corinne is my friend."
"Well then what the hell was she doing at your house, making out with you for crying out loud." Matt ranted.
"Making out with me? Are you insane? I love Beth." Jeff said earnestly.
Matt looked at his brother's eyes, and could see that he really was telling the truth. He slowly sat down as doubt crept in his mind.
"You are insane. Corinne was there to surprise you. To tell you that she wanted to be with you, but instead you showed up with Amy." Jeff said irately.
"Amy? Damnit!" Vince said looking from brother to brother. He picked up the phone, "Pat, get Amy in here now!"
"I didn't show up with Amy. She was there waiting for me. She was the one that told me about you guys." Matt said.
"Tell you what? Corinne..." Jeff was interrupted by a sharp knock on the door.
"Hey Vince, Pat said you wanted to see..." She broke off as she noticed Matt and Jeff staring at her. "What's going on here?"
"Amy, I want you to explain to me what is going on here?" Vince said wearily scratching his head in confusion.
"I'm not sure I know what you mean Vince?" She said looking down to the ground.
"Amy, what were you doing at my house?" Jeff said.
"Huh?"
"You said Jeff and you set the whole thing up..."Matt said hesitatingly as another scenario began in his mind. "Oh my god." He whispered as the realization hit him. He stood up shakily. "You bitch! You knew she would be there...didn't you? That's why you wanted me to kiss you."
"God Amy! I can't believe you!" Jeff yelled.
"I'm....Matt...I...." She said reaching for his arm.
"Don't...don't touch me. God just looking at you makes me sick." Matt said heatedly.
"I love you." She said, a tear running down from her face.
"Well I don't love you! You got that! I DO NOT LOVE YOU! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR GODDAMNED HEAD." Matt yelled as he walked out the door.
"Amy how could you?" Jeff said in disbelief.
"I...I love him Jeff." Amy said unsteadily, tears appeared in her eyes.
"No you don't. If you did, you'd never have done this to him." Jeff said shaking his head as he followed his brother out the door.
"Amy...I..." Vince began uncomfortably.
"It's okay Vince. I was wrong. I know it. Did you see his eyes? He hates me so much now." She said forlornly.
"Amy...why? You must have known how he felt."
"I know. I did know, and I was scared to lose him and now I've lost him in every possible way. He hates me so much." She cried.
Vince sighed and stood up. "Amy, Matt will always care about you. I don't know how long this whole thing will take to blow over but I hope now you realize that all these games you play will only end up with people getting hurt. Now go."
"Thanks Vince," Amy sniffled, then walked dejectedly out of the office.
"Now Matt, I want you to know that I think you're one of the best wrestlers I've got on my roster, but I can't let you wrestle."
"Are you firing me?" Matt said incredulously.
"No! Of course not...Ah here he is. Come in." Vince said standing up from his seat as a knock came on the door and Jeff walked in.
"You wanted to see..." Jeff began then noticed Matt sitting on the other seat. He sighed resignedly then sat down on the other seat.
"Now that I have both of you here I can say everything I want to say. Matt I'm taking you off the roster."
"What? Why?" Matt said, he looked at his brother accusingly, but Jeff kept his face determinedly away.
"Because of this afternoon. I can't let you work with my guys when you're violent like that. You could end up hurting yourself and not to mention others. Now I've heard from the boys in the back that there's some kind of conflict going on with both of you. I want to know what it is? And I don't want any bullshit about there's nothing wrong because I know there is."
The two brothers sat silently and resolutely.
"Jeff?"
"You want to know what the problem is? My brother is a prick." Jeff snapped.
"Oh fuck you Jeff. I'm the prick? You knew how I felt about her." Matt said furiously.
"That's bullshit."
"Will someone explain to me what you two are talking about?"
"Corinne." They said simultaneously.
"Corinne? Who?"
"Well why don't you ask Jeff that. He's the expert on the little..."
"Matt you say anything bad about her and I swear to God..."
"Relax both of you! Good God! Will you tell me who the hell she is?"
"She's Jeff's girlfriend." Matt said through gritted teeth.
"What the hell does Beth have to do with all of this?" Vince said confusedly.
Matt stood up abruptly knocking over the chair he had been sitting on.
"You asshole. You didn't break up with Beth yet? Does Corinne know about this?" Matt said, fist clenched in anger.
"What? Beth has nothing to do with this. And for your information Matt Corinne has already met Beth."
"What?! I can't believe she's letting you use her like that."
"What? Use her? What are you talking about?" Jeff said perplexed.
"You're with Corinne and Beth?"
"No! I love Beth. Corinne is my friend."
"Well then what the hell was she doing at your house, making out with you for crying out loud." Matt ranted.
"Making out with me? Are you insane? I love Beth." Jeff said earnestly.
Matt looked at his brother's eyes, and could see that he really was telling the truth. He slowly sat down as doubt crept in his mind.
"You are insane. Corinne was there to surprise you. To tell you that she wanted to be with you, but instead you showed up with Amy." Jeff said irately.
"Amy? Damnit!" Vince said looking from brother to brother. He picked up the phone, "Pat, get Amy in here now!"
"I didn't show up with Amy. She was there waiting for me. She was the one that told me about you guys." Matt said.
"Tell you what? Corinne..." Jeff was interrupted by a sharp knock on the door.
"Hey Vince, Pat said you wanted to see..." She broke off as she noticed Matt and Jeff staring at her. "What's going on here?"
"Amy, I want you to explain to me what is going on here?" Vince said wearily scratching his head in confusion.
"I'm not sure I know what you mean Vince?" She said looking down to the ground.
"Amy, what were you doing at my house?" Jeff said.
"Huh?"
"You said Jeff and you set the whole thing up..."Matt said hesitatingly as another scenario began in his mind. "Oh my god." He whispered as the realization hit him. He stood up shakily. "You bitch! You knew she would be there...didn't you? That's why you wanted me to kiss you."
"God Amy! I can't believe you!" Jeff yelled.
"I'm....Matt...I...." She said reaching for his arm.
"Don't...don't touch me. God just looking at you makes me sick." Matt said heatedly.
"I love you." She said, a tear running down from her face.
"Well I don't love you! You got that! I DO NOT LOVE YOU! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR GODDAMNED HEAD." Matt yelled as he walked out the door.
"Amy how could you?" Jeff said in disbelief.
"I...I love him Jeff." Amy said unsteadily, tears appeared in her eyes.
"No you don't. If you did, you'd never have done this to him." Jeff said shaking his head as he followed his brother out the door.
"Amy...I..." Vince began uncomfortably.
"It's okay Vince. I was wrong. I know it. Did you see his eyes? He hates me so much now." She said forlornly.
"Amy...why? You must have known how he felt."
"I know. I did know, and I was scared to lose him and now I've lost him in every possible way. He hates me so much." She cried.
Vince sighed and stood up. "Amy, Matt will always care about you. I don't know how long this whole thing will take to blow over but I hope now you realize that all these games you play will only end up with people getting hurt. Now go."
"Thanks Vince," Amy sniffled, then walked dejectedly out of the office.